Agreed! The steering wheels are very useless. Luckily I learned to navigate the scene using the keyboard commands in combination with the buttons and scroll wheel on the mouse. It's a much better way to navigate the scene.
Even better is to score a 3D navigation device from
http://www.3dconnexion.com/They are a bit pricey but worth every penny! An extremely reliable adjunct for your 3D arsenal of goodies
🙂I've had my Space Pilot now for 5 yrs and it's still going strong!